The 2023 Boys Ballislife All-American Game begins at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET and is preceded by The BIL Slam Dunk Contest and 3-Point Shootout presented by Red Bull beginning at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET and the inaugural Girls Ballislife All-American Game at 2 p.m. PT. There will be a FREE STREAM of the girls game on YouTube. For the dunk contest and 3-point Shootout free stream link CLICK HERE. For the boys free stream link CLICK HERE. ???

The 10th Annual Ballislife All-American Game (BILAAG) presented by Crossover Culture will feature many of the nation’s top high school boys basketball players in Cerritos, Calif. The national high school all-star game is set to take place May 6 at Cerritos College and will be lived streamed for FREE.?

A plethora of the nation’s best boys high school basketball stars are scheduled to participate in the annual event, including one who some national scouts feel is the best player in the country: Kentucky-bound Justin Edwards of FAB 50 No. 13 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.). 2013 Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Basketball Player of the Year Jared McCain of FAB 50 No. 23 Centennial (Corona, Calif.) will be playing in front of his vast local fan base and headlines the California participants.

The Ballislife All-American game will feature thee Michigan State recruits: Coen Carr of Legacy Early College (Greenville, S.C.), Jeremy Fears of Joliet West (Joliet, Ind.) and Gehrig Normand of Birdville (North Richland Hills).

“We’re excited to partner with our sponsor Crossover Culture to produce the most exciting and fan-friendly high school basketball all-star game in the country,” said Ballislife President Matt Rodriguez. “Not only is Crossover Culture delivering quality footwear to participants, we’re also grateful for the contributions of Red Bulls, the official 3-point contest sponsor, and grateful for our loyal fans after a three-year hiatus.”

For the first time ever, the event will feature a Ballislife All-American Game for girls. The girls game will tip at 5 pm ET and the Slam Dunk and 3-Point Shootout presented by Red Bull will take place at 7 pm ET. The highly-anticipated slam dunk contest will include Carr, Jahki Howard, Jason Jackson and Trey Parker. The 3-Point Shootout will include the top three boys and girls scores from all participants. ? ??

Past BILAAG MVPs include NBA players Collin Sexton (2017), Lonzo Ball (2016), Zach Lavine (2013), Donovan Mitchell (2015), Jordan Bell (2013) plus MLB pitcher Amir Garrett (2011). Other participants include Trae Young (Hawks), Donovan Mitchell (Cavs) and Dejounte Murray (Hawks).

This will be the first time the event takes place since 2019 because of COVID-19 restrictions in Los Angeles County.

General admission tickets for the BILAAG and Slam Dunk Contest are $15 each (plus an administrative fee) and VIP/Courtside seats range from $60-$65 (plus an administrative fee).

For ticket purchasing, ticket discounts and VIP details visit: ballislifeallamerican.com.?Here are some ticket promo codes for your convenience:

For $5 off tickets use the code: BIL5OFF

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The team rosters for the players scheduled to participate in the first annual Ballislife All-American girls game are announced below.

ORANGE/TEAM ELITE (GIRLS)

BLUE/TEAM FUTURE (GIRLS)

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The team rosters for the players scheduled to participate in the 10th annual boys game are announced below.

ORANGE/TEAM ELITE (BOYS)

BLUE/TEAM FUTURE (BOYS)

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About Ballislife All-American?

The Ballislife All-American Game was created in 2011 with the goal to bring a credible All-American type event to the West Coast with the goal of selecting the most deserving players regardless of geography, mainstream player rankings, or shoe affiliation. Past BILAAG participants include NBA players Collin Sexton (2017), Lonzo Ball (2016), Zach Lavine (2013), Donovan Mitchell (2015), Jordan Bell (2013) plus MLB pitcher Amir Garrett (2011). Other participants include Dejounte Murray, Mo Bamba, Stanley Johnson, Kelly Oubre, Tyler Dorsey, Thon Maker, Tyler Ulis, Marquese Chriss, Isaiah Briscoe, Kevon Looney, Nick Johnson, Jabari Brown, Cliff Alexander, Christian Wood, Jordan Adams, Dwayne Bacon, Jalen Adams, Derrick Jones, Malik Beasley and more.

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The Ballislife All-American Game presented by Crossover Culture was created in 2011 with the goal of bringing a credible national All-American game to the West Coast. It has grown to become one of the three most prestigious senior all-star games nationally. The 2023 edition of the Ballislife All-American Game will take place Saturday, May 6 at Cerritos College in Norwalk, Calif.

For the first time ever, the event will feature a Ballislife All-American girls game. The girls game will tip at 5pm ET, the slam dunk and 3-point contest will take place at 7pm ET and the boys game is scheduled to tip at 8pm ET. The game will be streamed online on Youtube.com.

This will be the first time the event takes place since 2019 because of COVID-19 restrictions in Los Angeles County. In 2019, Team Elite edge out Team Future, 123-122, at the Long Beach Entertainment & Convention Center, as Jahmi'us Ramsey of Duncanville, Texas (Elite) and Isaiah Mobley of Rancho Christian in California (Future) took home game MVP honors for their respective teams. Past game MVPs include NBA players Collin Sexton (2017), Lonzo Ball (2016), Zach Lavine (2013), Donovan Mitchell (2015), Jordan Bell (2013) plus MLB pitcher Amir Garrett (2011).

General admission tickets for this year's event start at $15 until 4/15, $20 from 4/15 - 5/1, and $25 from 5/2 - gameday. So get your tickets sooner than later. Tickets can be purchased by card or cash at the door and children ages five and over required to have a ticket. Parking is $3 and metered by Cerritos College.

The game’s success is reflected in the participants' future success. There have been 27 BILAAG alumni taken in the first round of the NBA Draft, not including those who were selected Ballislife All-Americans in the three years the event was not held.

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Some of the world's most popular digital influencers are set to participate in a celebrity basketball game at the Cerritos College in Norwalk, Calif. Preceding the Clash of the Stars (celebrity influencer game) will be The Bay vs. LA Showcase featuring the best high school players from each region. Visit bayvsla.com for more info

RELATED: 2019 Bay vs. LA Ticket Info | 2019 Bay vs. LA Announcement | 2018 Bay vs. LA Recap

From the team that produces the Ballislife All-American Game and other popular basketball franchises, Ballislife announces the rosters for the second annual Bay vs. LA Showcase + Clash of the Stars basketball showcase. This year's event will be held at Cerritos College in Southern California on August 25 at 3 pm PT (6 pm ET).

The double header will begin with The Bay vs. LA Showcase featuring many of each region's top high school basketball players. The two regions have a long-standing rivalry and each has produced some of the most legendary figures in basketball.

Current college-committed standouts slated to play include Team L.A.'s Ian Martinez and Judah Brown. Martinez, from JSerra (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) is headed to Utah while Brown, from Pacifica Christian (Newport Beach, Calif.), is headed to St. Mary's. Team LA also includes Shaqir O'Neal of Crossroads (Santa Monica, Calif.), the son of NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, and 6-foot-11 Makur Maker, who 247Sports.com ranks as the No. 2 overall prospect in the 2020 national class.  The SoCal team also has one tenth-grader (2022) on its roster in highly-regarded Skyy Clark of Heritage Christian (Northridge, Calif.).

Team Bay is led by 2018 team MVP Robby Beasley of Dougherty Valley (San Ramon, Calif.), who had 18 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals to lead a big NorCal comeback that just came up a few points short (122-116). Team Bay also includes Arizona-bound guard Dalen Terry of Hillcrest Prep (Phoenix) via Madera, Calif., and UNLV-bound center Jhaylon Martinez of Dream City Christian (Phoenix) via Vallejo, Calif. Beasley and Martinez are two of the four returnees for Team Bay. The other two are Xavion Brown of defending CIF NorCal champ Sheldon (Sacramento, Calif.) and Coleman Hawkins of Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) via Sacramento, who had 12 points, six rebounds and two assists in last year's contest.

The Clash of the Stars (celebrity game) (5 pm PT/ 8 pm ET) pits two teams of digital influencers against one another. Headliners slated to participate are Jesser (2.36 million Subs, 697 million views, 592k IG followers) and Kris London (1.9 million Subs, 263 million views, 530k IG followers). In all, participants slated for The Clash of the Stars game account for over 10.7 million IG followers.

The complete rosters for the high school game are announced below:

Tickets (1 for $20, 2 for $30, first come, first serve general admission) for the Bay vs. LA Showcase + Clash of the Stars can be purchased at: bayvsla.com

Visit the website for VIP /Courtside seating options and for additional participant and venue info.

About Ballislife
Created in 2005 as a brand highlighting basketball players on its platform, Ballislife has grown from a "Mixtape" outlet to respected basketball apparel, media and event management company. In that time, the Southern California-based company has covered nearly every major high school and grassroots basketball event and today produces and shares content frequently featured on top news websites such as the New York Times and television shows such as ESPN's SportsCenter. Ballislife's social networks are followed by millions of fans and its content has produced over 500 million views on YouTube and another 25 million annually on www.ebooksnet.com. Its website is home to the respected FAB 50 National Team Rankings (which have been produced since the 1987-88 season) and the company has created and executed events such as the annual Ballislife All-American Game, Ballislife Jr. All-American Camp, and Eastbay Funk Dunk Contest.

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Some of the world's most popular digital influencers are set to participate in a celebrity basketball game at the Cerritos College in Norwalk, Calif. Preceding the Clash of the Stars (celebrity influencer game) will be The Bay vs. LA Showcase featuring the best high school players from each region. Visit bayvsla.com for more info.

RELATED: 2018 Bay vs. LA Recap

From the team that produces the Ballislife All-American Game and other popular basketball franchises, Ballislife announces the second annual Bay vs. LA Showcase + Clash of the Stars basketball showcase. This year's event will be held at Cerritos College in Southern California on August 25 at 3 pm PT (6 pm ET).

The double header will begin with The Bay vs. LA Showcase featuring many of each region's top high school basketball players. The two regions have a long-standing rivalry and each has produced some of the most legendary figures in basketball. NorCal has produced the likes of Naismith Hall of Famers Bill Russell, Gary Payton and Jason Kidd. SoCal is currently in a Golden Era of All-NBA standouts with Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Klay Thompson and DeMar DeRozan all hailing from the region.

Rosters for the The Bay vs. LA Showcase will be released in early August.

The Clash of the Stars (celebrity game) (5 pm PT/ 8 pm ET) pits two teams of digital influencers against one another. Headliners slated to participate are Jesser (2.36 million Subs, 697 million views, 592k IG followers) and Kris London (1.9 million Subs, 263 million views, 530k IG followers). Other influencers scheduled to participate include include Supreme Patty (6.5 million IG followers), Dax (711k IG followers), Brittney Elena (618k), maxisnicee (496k), Clark Williams aka OSN (360k), Josh Horton (342k), Rumman Ariff (297k), and Brianagreen11 (185k), plus former high school standouts and professional players Aquille Carr (65k) and Cezar Guerrero (8k).

In all, participants slated for The Clash of the Stars game account for over 10.7 million IG followers.

Tickets (1 for $20, 2 for $30, first come, first serve general admission) for the Bay vs. LA Showcase + Clash of the Stars can be purchased at: bayvsla.com

Visit the website for VIP /Courtside seating options and for additional participant and venue info.

About Ballislife
Created in 2005 as a brand highlighting basketball players on its platform, Ballislife has grown from a "Mixtape" outlet to respected basketball apparel, media and event management company. In that time, the Southern California-based company has covered nearly every major high school and grassroots basketball event and today produces and shares content frequently featured on top news websites such as the New York Times and television shows such as ESPN's SportsCenter. Ballislife's social networks are followed by millions of fans and its content has produced over 500 million views on YouTube and another 25 million annually on www.ebooksnet.com. Its website is home to the respected FAB 50 National Team Rankings (which have been produced since the 1987-88 season) and the company has created and executed events such as the annual Ballislife All-American Game, Ballislife Jr. All-American Camp, and Eastbay Funk Dunk Contest.

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Norwalk, Calif. – For the first time in the eight-year history of the Ballislife All-American Game presented by Eastbay, the game went into overtime, with Team Future defeating Team Elite, 146-143, before a capacity crowd at Cerritos College (Calif.). The winning team (which wore White jerseys) overcame its 10-point deficit to begin the fourth quarter to eventually force overtime and earn the win.

The catalyst for Team Future down the stretch was 7-foot, UCLA-bound center Moses Brown, who scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half. His offensive rebound putbacks were huge in the fourth period and he also set an all-time Ballislife All-American Game record with four blocked shots, including a critical defensive play in overtime. Brown, the CHSAA MVP while playing for Archbishop Malloy (Queens, N.Y.), also had nine rebounds for Team Future.

Brown was named the game's co-MVP along with LSU-bound forward Emmitt Williams of Team Elite, which wore Black uniforms. Williams, had an assortment of alley-oop and putback dunks to finish with game-highs of 31 points and 12 rebounds. Williams, who led Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) to a final No. 8 FAB 50 ranking, was one of three LSU recruits to participate in the game, including teammate Naz Reid of Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.), who netted a team-high 23 points for the Black Team. The third player who will join the Bayou Bengals this fall is guard Ja'Vonte Smart of Scotlandville Magnet (Baton Rouge, La.). Smart scored 21 points for Team Elite.

After Team Future made its comeback, it was basically a one possession game for the last six minutes of regulation and the overtime. In overtime, Smart's lay-up tied the game at 143-143 with 25 seconds remaining. With 17 seconds remaining, shooting guard Luther Muhammad of Hudson Catholic (N.J.) was fouled in the act of shooting and made one of two free throws. That free throw, turned out to be the winning point, as Muhammad missed the second one only to see the ball called out of bounds on Team Elite in the scramble near the sidelines. Muhammad, who finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds (team-high) and five assists, then canned two free throws with 10 seconds remaining to account for the final points.

Team Elite had one last possession to go for the tie, but a long 3-pointer by point guard James Akinjo of Salesian (Richmond, Calif.) rimmed out and a last-ditch 3-point attempt by Smart was off the mark.

Akinjo, who finished with 11 points, tied a game record with four steals and his defense and intensity set the tone for a close game that featured a couple of streetball-type "battles" while still maintaining its integrity. Akonjo, headed for Georgetown, battled with Brandon Williams (4 points) of Crespi (Encino, Calif.). Smart also had a spirited battle with Ohio St.-bound Duane Washington Jr. (15 points) of Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.).

Akonjo's future college teammate, Mac McClung, won the BILAAG Slam Dunk Contest presented by Eastbay. McClung defeated Oregon-bound Miles Norris of Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) in the final after recording a score of 43 on his first dunk of the contest. The 3-point contest was captured by West Virginia-bound Jordan McCabe of Kaukauna (Wis.), who ignited the crowd with his long range marksmanship. In between the dunk contest and 3-point shootout, Brandon Williams made his college choice public. Williams, who was overcome with a bit of emotion while thanking his parents, will attend the University of Arizona.

2018 Ballislife All-American Game Stats

White Team

 Black Team

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In front of a packed house and a live stream by www.ebooksnet.com, Fairfax, the defending CIF L.A. City Section Open Division champs, got a big-time spark off the bench from freshman Ethan Anderson, who didn't miss a shot from the field in the first half and finished with 20 points in the 87-55 win over the Wildcats.

Fellow ninth-grader Robert McRae III also had a big-time game with 10 points and eight rebounds, as the Lions upped their record to 22-3 and moved up to No. 13 in the latest CalHiSports.com State Top 20 this week. LMU-bound senior shooting guard Donald Gipson got Fairfax off to a hot start and finished with 14 points. With Anderson, McRae and sophomore point guard Jamal Hartwell II, the future looks bright for coach Harvey Kitani's program.

Windward features talented sophomores Jules Bernard, Peyton Moore (15 points, 11 rebounds) and Shareef O'Neal, the son of NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal.

In the marquee game, FAB 50 No. 1 Chino Hills (Calif.) downed previous No. 7 Bishop Montgomery, 71-67. To view a replay of that full game, CLICK HERE.

For more analysis of Chino Hills-Bishop Montgomery and what might be in store the rest of the regular season, check out this story from CalHiSports.com.

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Something had to give in this game, as Chino Hills came in averaging over 100 points per game, with Bishop Montgomery giving up less than 47 points per game. Bishop Montgomery (21-1) executed its game plan, limiting the RUN GMZ scoring outbursts, getting back on defense in transition, and defending the 3-point line well, but Chino Hills (22-0) still found a way to pull out the gut-check four-point victory before an overflow crowd in the most anticipated regular season high school basketball game played in the region since Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) played a James Harden-led Artesia (Lakewood, Calif.) team at Chapman University during the 2006-07 season. It was the most highly-anticipated regular season event at Cerritos College since O.J. Mayo and his North College Hill (Cincinnati, Ohio) team played a two-game set at the Rise or Fall Invitational in December 2005.

Bishop Montgomery led 39-37 at halftime and looked like it might be on its way to victory when sophomore guard David Singleton (22 points) made a field goal to give the Knights a 60-52 lead with 6:23 remaining. Chino Hills quickly answered with a 3-pointer by freshman Li'Melo Ball (18 points) to stay within range.

The play of Chino Hills' two 14-year old freshmen turned out to be the story of the game, as Melo Ball made clutch plays and 6-foot-9 center Onyeka Okongwu made an impact defensively and scored timely buckets. The freshman big man had two key field goals, including a basket with 1:02 remaining in the game. He also partially blocked a driving lay-up attempt by Bishop Montgomery with under 20 seconds remaining and Chino Hills leading 69-66. Melo Ball hit three of four free throws in the closing seconds to seal the win.

Okongwu's 10 points, seven rebounds and seven blocks were huge in a game in which Mr. Basketball USA candidate Lonzo Ball struggled from the field. He finished with five points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists -- but his team still found a way to win.

For Montgomery, Ethan Thompson did a good job defensively on Zo Ball and added 17 points, while fellow junior Jordan Schakel had 19 points.

Li'Angelo Ball led Chino Hills in the scoring department with 22 points and added nine rebounds and five assists. Forward Eli Scott also picked up the slack with 18 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks.

For more analysis of this game and what might be in store the rest of the regular season, check out this story from CalHiSports.com.

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